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(NoModeL) I Q I A. P. CREQ'UEQ PEDESTAL FOR RANGE BOILERS. I No.376,767. 5 PatentQd Jan. 24, 1888'."

UNITED STATES PATENT: QFFICE.

ALLEN P. canons, OFN'EW YORK, N. Y.

PEDESTAL FOR RANGE-BOILERS.-

EPECIPIC'ATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376K767, dated January24,1888.-

Application filed April .26,1887. Serial No. 236,156. (No model.)

.To aZ Z whom it may concern.- K

Be it known that I, ALLEN P. OREQUE, of New York, county and State ofNew York,

have invented an Improvement in Pedestals This invention has foritsobject the production of a strong and reliable support or stand.

for range-boilers and other articles.

Myimproved stand is composed, essentially, of three, or it maybemor'e,'/l'egs or uprights joined together'between their upper'andlower ends by a' spider or connecti on,the said spider or connectionbeing preferably of such construction as to permit-the legs to be notonly readily detachedfbut' also adjusted with rela- Q tion to eachother, to thus adapt a singleset of 2o. legs to boilers of differentdiameters.

The legs of my improvedstand are so shaped as to occupy but little roomupon the floor, leaving the floor-space elear, and also to re ceive thebottom of the boiler directly upon their rounded orflattened ends, thelegs at the top of the stand supporting the outwardlybulged bottom oftheboiler between its center and its junction with thebody of theboiler, reducing the liability of the bottom to be sprung outward bypressure from within. By making the stand as a tripod and permittingonly the narrow ends of the legs to rest upon the floor, the liabilityof dirt or of any unsanitary matter to collect between the bottom of thestand and the floor is reduced to the minimum. I

. In one form of my invention as hereinembodied, the legs at or near thecenter of their length are curved or bent inwardly and providedwith-sockets to receive the wed ge'shaped arms of a spider, the latterbeing confined to the legs by suitable screws or bolts. Preferably thelegs will be so shaped that one end-of the stand will present the endsof the legs at a greater distancea-part than the legs at theopposite endof the stand, thus accommodating for boilers of increased diameter bysimply reversing the stand. 7

My invention consists 1n a stand or support composed, essentially, ofthree or more legs and a spider or independent connection to'rigidlyjoin thesaid legs between their upper Fig. 9 a modified form of stand.

and lower ends, as will be described; also, in

a stand or support three or more metal legs, combined with anindependent spider or connection to rigidly join the said legs at adistanc'from their upper and lower ends, "the said legs being adjustabletoward and from each other, substantially as will be described;

Figure 1, inelevation, shows one of my'irnproved stands with part ofaboiler resting upon it; Fig. 2, a view of the stand with ari-ng'resting thereon, the ringlbeing broken out. .Fig.

3 shows part of one of the legs, its socketportion being broken out, onearm of the spider being shown therein; Fig. 4, a sectional detail, to bereferred to; Fig.5, atop view of the V spider; Fig. 6, a spider withfour arms; Figs.

7 and 8, modifications of my invention,and

, '7 The legs A,-preferably three in number and composed of cast metal,are inwardly curved between their upper and lower ends,'si1bst-antiallyas shown, at which point, preferably substantially midway their length,the said 77 legs have socketed portions a, made preferablywedge-shapedin crosssection, thes'aid socketed portions having each a hole, 2, forthe in; i sertion of a screw-driver by which to turn a bolt or screw, d,to be described. 80

The spider c, employed to connect the legs v 'v A together at a pointnearly midway their ends, has, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 5, threearms,one for each leg, the arms of the spider being so made, preferably, asto enter the said sockets, a bolt, d, and nut d, carried by each arm ofthe said spider, co-operating with the: said socketed portion andforming a locking device to hold the'legs firmly together practi-- callyas one piece.v o

. The screw or bolt'd, inserted loosely through one of a series ofholes, 3, in the spider and screwed into thenutd, held loosely betweenthe ribs 4 4 of the spider-arms, will cause the point of the screw orbolt (see'Fig. 3) to press 5 against one wall of the socket portion,thus forcing the wedge-shaped sides of the arms of the spider into thesocket portionsof the-legs in the direction of the arrow b, Fig.3, thusfirmly locking the spider and ,legs together. :00,

Making the spider wed ge-shaped and looking it by screw-pressure makesthe strongest. possible form of joint. The series of holes,'as3, in thespider enable the legs to be connected thereto at a greater or lessdistance from the center of the spider, thus placing the legs more orless distant from each other, according to the size of the boiler to beused.

The socketed portions may be placed intermediate the ends of the legs,or at any desired position between their upper and lower ends.

I do not desire to limit my invention to the exact form or shape shownfor the spider or of the connection employed to join the three or moreindependent legs between their upper and lower ends, nor to the exactcurvature of the legs, nor to the shape of that part of the legco-operating with the spider or connection used to join them together;nor do I desire to limit my invention to the employment of but threelegs for the stand or support, for by increasing the number of arms ofthe spider, as in Fig. 6, I may employ four or, in fact, any desirednumber of legs.

In practice the legs will preferably be so shaped or curved, as shown,that the legs at the bottom of the stand will be spread farther apartthan at the top thereof; but at the bottom and top each present the samenumber of legs, so I can easily, if necessity requires, reverse thestand, and thus presenta tripod of a difl'erent size as a seat for theboiler.

The terminals of the legs are made broad or rounded, as at 7, to restupon and not enter the floor, and the legs being disconnected at theirends enables the base of the stand to rest firmly, even though the floorshould be warped or uneven. The terminals 7 at the top of the stand willpreferably receive upon them the bottom e of the boiler e, the bottom ofthe boiler, for the best results, resting upon the top of the stand. ata point distant from the junction of the bottom with the shell of theboiler equal to one-third the radius of the bottom of the boiler. Theweight of the water and pressure (Bo-operating together strain thebottom of the boiler more than the head; but by supporting the bottomofthe boiler directly upon the boiler-stand the strain of the weight ofthe water is removed from the bottom,.at least so far as it might beexerted to strain the joint between the body of the boiler and itsbottom.

The end of each leg will preferably be provided with a series of lugs,as 10, to form ends for the legs in case it becomes necessary'to shortenthe stand to adapt it to any given range or heater. The legs may bereadily cut off by a file, saw, or chisel on the dotted lines, Fig. 1.

If desired, a ring, as f, (see Fig. 2,) may be interposed between thebottom of the boiler and the top of the stand, the said ring having,preferably, two flanges, as 12 13, between which the legs enter.

With a stand of the kind described there is no opportunity for any dirtor unsanitary accumulation between the feet of the stand and the floor.

One mostimportantfeature of my improved stand is the small compass inwhich one or a number of stands may be placed for shipment, for it willbe obvious that the legs of the stand may be closely packed together andbe readily assembled by the plumber or other person using them. The lessthe space or bulk of the packagethe less its freight, other things beingequal.

In Fig. 1 I have shown the legs as provided with shelf-holding lugs 14,upon which may be placed, if desired, ashelf', as 15, to hold sadironsor other things.

In Figs. 7, 8, and 9, showing a modified form of my invention, the legsA, supposed'to be of a four-legged stand, instead of having socketsextended through them at right angles to their length, as shown in Fig.3, are provided with projections, as 20, and the spider is divided intotwo plates, as 16 17,. clamped together by a bolt, as 18, the plateshaving recesses to embrace and hold firmly the projections, thisconstruction being substantially the converse of that shown in Fig. 1.In Fig. .8 the spider is shown as having independent arms with concavedrecesses 22 to fit the convexed projections 20.

I claim- 1. The combination of a suitable number of legs, A, approachingeach other near their longitudinal centers and provided at such pointswith spider-receiving devices and of different divergence on oppositesides of such center, with such spider, and screws or bolts for unitingthe legs and spider when assembled, substantiall y as described.

2. The independent legs A and their spiderreceiving portions, such assockets or projec tions, combined with the spider and an appropriatenumber of assembling-bolts to unite the spider and legs, substantiallyas described.

3. A pedestal for range-boilers, composed of an appropriate number oflegs, each having a number of lugs, 10, to form ends for the legs,whereby the height of the stand may be decreased as many times as thereare such lugs, and a footed terminal for the legs still be retained.

4. The reversible pedestal for range-boilers, composed of the severallegs A, expanded more at one end than at the other, and provided withspider-receiving members, such as sockets or projections, and a spiderengaging 'ICO each of such members and rigidly secured socket portion ofthe leg, substantially as described.

7. In a boilerstand, the cbmbinatiqn, with In testimony whereof I havesignedmy name a spider having three or more radial arms, of to thisspecification in the presence of two su b- [0 independent legs securedto said arms, subscribing witnesses.

stantially as and for thepurpose specified. ALLEN P. E

8. In a boiler-stand, the combination, with I a spider having radialarms, of independent Witnesses: legs adjustable 0n the said arms,substantially G. W'. GREGORY, as described. ,7 J. H. CHURCHILL.

